pkphilip

I only use use BT to get Asian stuff, I use usenet most of the time.

Philip

pkphilip

There was a talk about how downloading technology has changed in some forum, and many of the old school (ones started Internet with a 14.4/28.8) folks still prefers usenet over anything.

Funny thing is, very few people knows that usenet is probably the safest and most anonymous way to download as there's no IP info is neded.

Philip

pkphilip

I am using Shaw, first they cut down the rate to 3 days; now they contracted out to another usenet provider that has 30 days retention, but only limited to 500-600KB/s.

I also use AstraWeb as fill servers, I pay $25 and I get 120GB block traffic w/ SSL (bypass Shaw's throttle). I started my block of 120GB in January, and I am still at 70GB. Which I think it's very good deal.

Philip

pkphilip

I was flagged by Shaw for about 9 months, and now I am off the hook. If you are flagged, you should see "modem usage" in secure.shaw.ca.

Believe me, the usage log is extremely inaccurate, Shaw is show that I do about 20GB of download and 3 GB upload per month. Considering that I download from Usenet everyday for at least 1GB, I really don't know how their system work....

I think Shaw only calculate from the usual ports, I randomize my BT ports and reset my modem daily, I think that may be the reason why my usage is so low.

Philip